Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for KA22 7LR
Postcode
KA22 7LR
Coordinates
55.6540, -4.8145
Grid reference
NS230436
Easting
223,016
Northing
643,647
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QM53P+J5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Kilmarnock and Irvine
ITL Region
North Ayrshire mainland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 5 — Least Deprived 10%3466
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3466 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
North Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Ayrshire and Arran S14000048
Constituency
S14000048Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ardrossan
Constituency code
S14000048
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
North Ayrshire mainland
Health & NHS
Ayrshire and Arran
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
North Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
North Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Ardrossan North West - 03 S01018496
S01018496MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ardrossan North West S02003428
S02003428LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ardrossan North West - 03 S01011248
S01011248MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ardrossan North West S02002113
S02002113Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KA22 7LR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 3466 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01018496 and MSOA S02003428 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA22 7LR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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